(anatomy) A term sometimes used for diarthrosis, and also for synarthrosis. Also called dearticulation.
(anatomy) An articulation, especially one that permits free motion in the joint; a hinge joint.
The act of dislocating a joint.
accusatorially
accusatorially
adv
By way of accusation; in an accusatorial manner.
acetylfluoride
achromophilous
achromophilous
adj
Not chromophilous.
acromiohumeral
acromiohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the acromion and the humerus
adarticulation
adarticulation
noun
arthrodia
adulterateness
adulterateness
noun
The state or quality of being adulterate.
adulterousness
adulterousness
noun
A state of being adulterous.
adversifolious
adversifolious
adj
Synonym of adversifoliate
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
agriculturally
agriculturally
adv
In a manner pertaining to agriculture.
agriculturists
agriculturists
noun
plural of agriculturist
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminofibrin
alectoropodous
alexipharmacum
alexipharmacum
noun
(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
altitudinarian
altitudinarian
adj
Lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.
noun
One who is lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.
altruistically
altruistically
adv
In an altruistic manner; in a manner having regard of others
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
amicronucleate
amorphophallus
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
ancistrocladus
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
anelectrotonus
anelectrotonus
noun
The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.
angularization
angularization
noun
The process of making something angular.
anomaliflorous
anomaloflorous
antejentacular
antejentacular
adj
(rare, formal) Occurring before breakfast.
anthraquinonyl
anticoagulator
anticrepuscule
antiliturgical
antinaturalism
antinaturalism
noun
(sociology) The view that the natural world and the social world are different, related to antipositivism.
antinaturalist
antinaturalist
adj
(philosophy, sociology) Opposing or rejecting naturalism.
noun
(philosophy, sociology) One who opposes or rejects naturalism.
antineutralism
antineutrality
antineutrality
adj
Opposing a policy of neutrality.
antipeduncular
antiprudential
antiprudential
adj
Lacking or opposing prudence; imprudent.
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
antirevolution
antirevolution
adj
Opposing a revolution.
antiscriptural
antiscriptural
adj
that contradicts scripture
antiscrofulous
antiscrofulous
adj
(pharmacology) Working against scrofula.
antisurplician
antitubercular
antitubercular
adj
(pharmacology) That is used to treat tuberculosis
antituberculin
antivermicular
appendicularia
aqueomercurial
araliaephyllum
araucarioxylon
arboricultural
arboricultural
adj
Of or pertaining to the care, planting and maintenance of trees.
articulability
articulability
noun
The quality or degree of being articulable.
articulateness
articulateness
noun
The quality of being articulate.
articulationes
articulatorily
articulatorily
adv
In terms of, or by means of, articulation.
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
asynchronously
asynchronously
adv
In an asynchronous manner.
atrabiliarious
atrabiliarious
adj
atrabilious
auriculariales
auriscopically
autarchoglossa
autobiographal
autobiographal
adj
(archaic) autobiographical
autocollimator
autocollimator
noun
(physics) A device that uses a plane mirror to align or collimate optical devices
autocratically
autocratically
adv
In an autocratic manner.
autocratorical
autocratorical
adj
(obsolete) autocratic
autoelectronic
autoerotically
autoerotically
adv
In an autoerotic manner.
autolithograph
autolithograph
noun
A drawing produced by autolithography
verb
To print by means of autolithography
autoplagiarism
autoplagiarism
noun
The republishing or resubmitting of one's own work as if it were original.
autoreflection
autoregulation
autoregulation
noun
(biology) Any of several physiological processes in which an inhibitory feedback system counteracts change.
The process that maintains a constant flow of blood to an organ despite changes in arterial pressure.
autoregulative
autoregulative
adj
autoregulatory
autoregulatory
autoregulatory
adj
Of or pertaining to autoregulation
autorotational
autorotational
adj
Relating to autorotation.
autotetraploid
autotetraploid
adj
(genetics) tetraploid because of the doubling of an ancestral chromosome
autotransplant
autotransplant
noun
autotransplantation
verb
To transplant from one part of the body to another.
autotropically
autotropically
adv
In an autotropic manner
autotuberculin
baccalaureates
baccalaureates
noun
plural of baccalaureate
bacilliculture
baluchitherium
barytosulphate
basilosauridae
binomenclature
bituberculated
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
borofluohydric
bouleversement
bouleversement
noun
Complete overthrow; reversal; turmoil
brachiocubital
brachiocubital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arm and to the elbow or forearm
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
bridgebuilding
bridgebuilding
noun
The construction of bridges.
brunelliaceous
brunelliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Brunelliaceae.
buccobranchial
bulbocavernous
bulbocavernous
adj
Relating to the bulbocavernosus
bulbomedullary
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
bureaucratical
bureaucratical
adj
Synonym of bureaucratic
burglarproofed
calamariaceous
calcareousness
calcareousness
noun
The quality of being calcareous.
campanularidae
campulitropous
campylotropous
campylotropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close together.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
capilliculture
capilliculture
noun
(rare) The medical treatment of the hair or of baldness.
capsulociliary
capsulorrhaphy
capsulorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) repair of a torn capsule, especially in a joint
carbunculation
carbunculation
noun
(rare) The blasting of something, by excessive heat or cold.
carcinopolypus
cardiovascular
cardiovascular
adj
Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.
carminophilous
cartilagineous
cartilagineous
adj
Archaic form of cartilaginous.
caruthersville
caruthersville
Proper noun
a city in Missouri, USA
caryophylleous
cathedralesque
cathedralesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cathedral.
cellulofibrous
censurableness
censurableness
noun
The state or condition of being censurable; blameworthiness.
centrifugalise
centrifugalise
verb
Alternative form of centrifugalize
centrifugalize
centrifugalize
verb
Synonym of centrifugate
centrifugaller
cephalohumeral
cephalophorous
cephalosporium
cerebellifugal
cerebellifugal
adj
(anatomy) Directed towards the cerebellum.
ceruleolactite
cervicohumeral
cervicohumeral
adj
Relating to the neck and the shoulder.
cervicolingual
cervicolingual
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lingual region of the neck of a tooth
chalicotherium
charlottenburg
cheerfulnesses
cheerfulnesses
noun
plural of cheerfulness
cheilodipterus
chivalrousness
chivalrousness
noun
The state of being chivalrous.
chlamydosaurus
chlorellaceous
chlorellaceous
adj
Belonging to the family Chlorellaceae of green algae.
chlorophyceous
chlorophyllous
chlorophyllous
adj
(botany) having chlorophyll and, hence, able to engage in photosynthesis
chondroglossus
chondroglossus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the medial side and base of the lesser cornu and contiguous portion of the body of the hyoid bone, and passes directly upward to blend with the intrinsic muscular fibers of the tongue, between the hyoglossus and genioglossus.
chrysochlorous
chrysochlorous
adj
Of a golden yellow / green colour
chrysosplenium
circumambulate
circumambulate
verb
(transitive) To walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
circumaxillary
circumcallosal
circumcallosal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the corpus callosum
circumcolumnar
circumcolumnar
adj
Surrounding a column.
circumlittoral
circumlittoral
adj
Around, or bordering the shore.
Describing the part of the sea bottom immediately beyond the littoral.
circumlocution
circumlocution
noun
(countable) An instance of such usage; a roundabout expression, whether an inadvisable one or a necessary one.
(uncountable) Necessary use of a phrase to circumvent either a vocabulary fault (of speaker or listener) or a lexical gap, either monolingually or in translation.
(uncountable) Unnecessary use of extra words to express an idea, such as a pleonastic phrase (sometimes driven by an attempt at emphatic clarity) or a wordy substitution (the latter driven by euphemistic intent, pedagogic intent, or sometimes loquaciousness alone).
circumlocutory
circumlocutory
adj
Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic; verbose.
circumscissile
circumscissile
adj
(botany) Describing any seed-vessel that splits along a circumference, with the upper part coming off as a lid.
circumscriptly
circumscriptly
adv
In a circumscript manner.
circumstantial
circumstantial
adj
(law) Suggesting guilt, but not proving it conclusively.
Abounding with minor circumstances; in great detail; particular.
Full of circumstance or pomp; ceremonial.
Pertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Something incidental to the main subject, but of less importance.